The conglomerate, which counts Olay, Pantene and SK-II among its brands, has teamed up with the animal protection organization the Humane Society International (HSI) to back its #BeCrueltyFree campaign.

Muji will launch as Muji Limited Liability Company in Vietnam with the business’ official establishment planned for August this year. The brand aims to open its first store in Ho Chi Minh City in spring 2020.

The move will give sales reps access to training on a range of topics, from beauty tutorials and skincare science to marketing and sales skills. The ultimate goal is to strengthen representative retention.

​A 0.6% dip in weekly spending at John Lewis Partnership to just over £206 million was largely accounted for by a drop in sales at the John Lewis department store chain and webstore, the company said on Tuesday.